Chapter 690

She stared at the number on the screen and reluctantly hit the answer button.

Marcus’ voice was slightly raspy from the other end of the line as he asked, “Did you call me last night?

I didn’t hear it because I was asleep.”

Millie gripped the phone tightly and remained silent.

Asleep? What a ridiculous lie. Marcus was an extremely cautious person. Even if he was asleep, there

was no way he would not hear the phone ring.

“Millie?”

“Derek told me last night that you were on a business trip. I just wanted to know which city you went to.

I also wanted to ask you to bring some local specialties home.”

Marcus felt his blood pounding hotly in his veins. He pressed his lips together and looked at the IV drip

in his hand. His temperature had not subsided at all.

‘m in Braedenel right now. I’ll have somebody go out and look for local specialties.

T’ll give them to you when I get home.” He had no choice but to lie to Millie again.

Millie’s grip on the phone tightened even more, and her lips curved into a cold smile. Marcus was lying

to her.

Why would he lie to her, though? Was it because he betrayed her in some way and felt terrible about

it? Were men always so calm when they lied?

What happened between him and Rhea last night? Why did he not pick up the phone when she called

him? He was also acting strangely these days.

“Millie?” Marcus asked when Millie did not respond.

Millie’s lips twitched, and she replied calmly, “I’m ending the call now. I have to go to the hospital, and

you must be busy since you’re on a business trip.”

When she heard Marcus’ lies, she felt like her chest had been cut open.

It seemed that no man, not even Marcus, could be trusted in this world.

Marcus’ brows furrowed after Millie ended the call. There was something off with the woman.

“Mr. Thomas, your fever hasn’t gone down.”

As soon as Derek entered the room, he touched Marcus’ forehead. Anxiety sprang up within him at the

feel of the man’s heated skin.

Without his shirt, Marcus’ muscular physique was on full display, but the deteriorating condition of the

wound on his arm was terrifying to look at.

“Find the medical director and tell him to do everything in his power to bring my temperature down as

soon as possible.”

Marcus detected something in Millie’s tone earlier that made him worry and want to see her as soon as

possible. Despite his injury, she was still his top priority. In fact, he had never stopped thinking about

her at all.